A template is a predefined page that can be used as a prototype when creating new pages. Templates are useful for giving pages a common style or format.

Confluence ships with a number of templates, including the 'Charts', 'Document List' and 'Meeting Notes' templates. These templates are not available for use by default. However, if you have the appropriate permissions to access the Administration Console, you can import any of these templates to be used globally or within a specific space.

In addition, you can download additional template bundles from the Atlassian Plugin Exchange and then make them available by importing them.

Quick guide to importing a template:

  1. Go to the Confluence Administration Console and choose Import Templates.
  2. Select the templates that you want to import.
  3. Select the space to import the templates to, or choose to import them as global templates.
  4. Choose Import.

The rest of this page gives more detail about the above steps.

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Step 1. Check the templates installed on your Confluence site

To see the templates that are currently available for import on your Confluence site:

  1. Log in to Confluence as a System Administrator or Confluence Administrator.
  2. Choose Browse > Confluence Admin.
  3. Select 'Import Templates' in the left-hand panel. The 'Import Templates' screen will appear, listing the template packages installed on your Confluence instance (for example, 'Default Templates Package') and the templates included in each package.

Step 2. (Optional) Upload additional templates from the Atlassian Marketplace

Additional templates are available as plugins, known as template packages. Follow the steps below if you want to add template packagess to your site that were not shipped with your Confluence installation.

Before installing a plugin into your Confluence site, please check the plugin's information page to see whether it is supported by Atlassian, by another vendor, or not at all. See our guidelines on plugin support.

To upload more templates:

  1. Go to the Atlassian Marketplace and download the template bundle that you need.
  2. Log in to Confluence as a System Administrator or Confluence Administrator.
  3. Choose Browse > Confluence Admin.
  4. Choose Plugins in the left-hand panel.
  5. The Plugins screen will appear. Choose the Install Plugins tab.
  6. Choose Upload Plugin, browse to find the template bundle file that you downloaded, and upload it to Confluence.

Step 3. Import a template to make it available to users

To import a template:

  1. Log in to Confluence as a System Administrator or Confluence Administrator.
  2. Choose Browse > Confluence Admin.
  3. Choose Import Templates in the left-hand panel. The Import Templates screen will appear, listing the template packages installed on your Confluence site (for example, 'Default Templates Package') and the templates included in each package.
  4. Select the templates to be imported by ticking the check boxes next to the relevant template names.
    You can see a preview of the template by clicking the template name.
  5. Select the import destination for the templates in the Import To dropdown. If you want the templates to be available to only a specific space, select the name of the space, otherwise select Global Templates to make the templates available to all spaces.
  6. Choose Import.

Screenshot: Importing a template

Screenshot: Previewing a template

Notes

  • Building your own custom template bundles. You can build a template bundle as a plugin and then deploy it to your Confluence instance. You can then import the templates from your custom template bundle, as described above. You will need some programming knowledge to develop a custom template bundle. See Creating A Template Bundle.
  • Duplicate template names. If a template with the same name already exists on import, a duplicate template of the same name will be created. You will need to check the templates and rename them manually.
  • Removing the template. Removing the plugin that contains a template will not remove the template from your Confluence site if you have already imported it. You will need to remove the template manually via the administration console or space administration screen.
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